Penang is famous throughout the country for its Chinese bakeries. For ethnic Chinese tourists from Singapore or elsewhere in Malaysia, a visit to one of these bakeries is a must, and friends and office colleagues would generally be expecting some pastries as souvenirs from someone returning from a trip to Penang.
Ghee Hiang(义香), 95 Beach Street, Tel. +60 4 262-0635, Fax +60 4 263-5158. 216 Macalister Road, Tel. +60 4 227-2222, Fax +60 4 227-2522 The oldest bakery in Penang, established since 1856; other well-known product includes sesame seed oil.
Him Heang (馨香), 162-A Burma Road, Tel. +60 4 228-6129 / 228-6130. Arguably the most famous Chinese bakery in Penang, popular among locals and Singaporean tourists. Its most famous products are Tambun Pneah and Beh Teh Sor. Go early in the morning or order through phone first due to limited daily production.
Ng Kee Cake Shop (伍记), 61 Cintra Street, Tel. +60 4 261-2229. The shop produces and sells Cantonese traditional biscuits including wedding biscuits. One of the famous biscuits is pepper biscuit (咸切酥, Ham Chit Soo).
Sin Hock Seng (新福成), 316, Penang Road Tel +60 4 263-2667. The shop sells more than one hundred different types of biscuit. Basically, you can find any kind of traditional biscuit there.
'Heap Hoe Hin {協和興},6743, Jalan Raja Uda, Butterworth. Tel: +6043239812. The shop sells more than 450 kinds of biscuits. Open since 1949.
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